SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 30, 2026

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  KKR/MLS see future in minor league soccer; What's next for LIV Golf after PIF news? Brett Yormark moves first on conference/private equity link Sign up for SBJ 360, our free, daily newsletter. SBJ 360 delivers a concise, high-level overview of the most important stories shaping the sports industry. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  What's behind JP Morgan Chase's big Olympic investment; two leadership changes in CA sports teams and the NBA's lottery cure for tanking Sign up for SBJ 360, our free, daily newsletter. SBJ 360 delivers a concise, high-level overview of the most important stories shaping the sports industry. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  Cities get set for World Cup; Vancouver in danger of losing an MLS team and a new women's-sports focused network in Portland Sign up for SBJ 360, our free, daily newsletter. SBJ 360 delivers a concise, high-level overview of the most important stories shaping the sports industry. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  Executive moves at NASCAR; Ten cities scout out NFL Draft and hard to keep up with all the news coming out of Boston's sports teams Sign up for SBJ 360, our free, daily newsletter. SBJ 360 delivers a concise, high-level overview of the most important stories shaping the sports industry. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A record night in Pittsburgh; Athletes First reps leading 9 first-round picks and an AD opening at top ACC school. Sign up for SBJ 360, our free, daily newsletter. SBJ 360 delivers a concise, high-level overview of the most important stories shaping the sports industry. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  Pittsburgh's coming out party; Royals target 85-acre, $3B complex in downtown KC as sport hub and buzz on 24-team playoff builds Sign up for SBJ 360, our free, daily newsletter. SBJ 360 delivers a concise, high-level overview of the most important stories shaping the sports industry. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  Haslam Sports Group's big NWSL bet; Churchill Downs doubles down on Triple Crown and NHL touts best national viewership in more than a decade Sign up for SBJ 360, our free, daily newsletter. SBJ 360 delivers a concise, high-level overview of the most important stories shaping the sports industry. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  The legacy of Val Ackerman; more change at the PGA Tour; World Cup anxiety and two major college stadium projects on the books. Sign up for SBJ 360, our free, daily newsletter. SBJ 360 delivers a concise, high-level overview of the most important stories shaping the sports industry. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  What will Padres' high valuation mean for labor talks and another Mile-High record. Sign up for SBJ 360, our free, daily newsletter. SBJ 360 delivers a concise, high-level overview of the most important stories shaping the sports industry. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire, Austin Karp, and Chris Smith: The latest on the future of LIV Golf and how quickly we could see a finalization of the San Diego Padres sale. Also, the group discusses their biggest takeaways from Day 2 of CAA World Congress of Sports. Finally, Lemire, Karp and Smith lay out their key theme from World Congress of Sports. Sign up for SBJ 360, our free, daily newsletter. SBJ 360 delivers a concise, high-level overview of the most important stories shaping the sports industry. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.